AS THE SHERIFF SAYS, THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING. MARCY GONZALEZ, NBC NEWS. IS THE FIRST DAY PART-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE NOT WORKING AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MARKET BASKET STORES. 26 OF THE STATE STORES HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 15 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WORKING. ON A TYPICAL SUNDAY, THE AVERAGE NUMBER ON STAFF IS USUALLY 116. THAT IS A -87% CHANGE. HOW ARE SHOPPERS HANDLING THE BATTLE? NICK SPINETTO IS LIVE IN MANCHESTER. WHAT ARE SHOPPERS SAYING? IN THIS MARKET BASKET IS AN ABSOLUTE GHOST TOWN. TYPICALLY ON SUNDAY, THIS LOCATION IS PACKED WITH PEOPLE, BUT THE MORE EMPLOYEES PROTEST, FEWER CUSTOMERS ARE ACTUALLY SHOPPING HERE AND INSTEAD GOING ELSEWHERE. I DON'T NORMALLY SHOP HERE, BUT I HAVE TO BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER THERE. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE WORKERS. FOR YEARS, NANCY HAS BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER. NOW SHE HAS TAKEN HER BUSINESS TO HANNAFORD. USUALLY HANNAFORD ISN'T AS CROWDED SINCE LONG TIME ALSTOM OR CHRISTINE ADAMS. THOSE SUNDAY MORNINGS, IT LOOKS LIKE A HOLIDAY. IT IS A ZOO. SINCE MARKET BASKET EMPLOYEES BEGAN PROTESTING, THEIR STORES HAVE BEEN RUNNING OUT OF MEAT AND FRESH PRODUCE. THIS HAS FORCED SOME CUSTOMERS TO SHOP AT HANNAFORD OR OTHER STORES. WE NEED TO PICK UP MEAT. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MEET AT MARKET BASKET. WE ARE HERE. WHICH THEY SAY COSTS MORE. WE CAME HERE LAST WEEK TO DO SHOPPING, AND I COULDN'T FIT EVERYTHING ON MY LIST WITH THE BUDGET THAT I HAD. THIS PAST WEEK, I WENT BACK TO MARKET BASKET TO SEE WHAT I COULD GET, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET MOST OF THE STUFF, JUST NOT THE PERISHABLES. IT IS HARD. SUNDAY, ROUGHLY A DOZEN PART-TIME MARKET BASKET EMPLOYEES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE LOST ALL OF THEIR HOURS FOR THIS WEEK BECAUSE CUSTOMER DEMAND IS SO LOW. WITH NO HOURS SCHEDULED, SASHA VOICE DOESN'T HAVE A JOB. SHE IS APPLYING ELSEWHERE. IT IS RIDICULOUS HOW LONG IT HAS TAKEN. EACH DAY, THE GROCERY CHAIN IS LOSING MAJOR BUSINESS. THERE ARE PROBABLY MAYBE 20 PEOPLE WORKING IN THEIR. ON A NORMAL SUNDAY, HOW MANY? WELL OVER 100. THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS. CUSTOMERS AND WORKER HOPE THE FAMILY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN REACH A DEAL THIS WEEK AND BRING